Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-13
MUSCULAR BROKERS.

MUSCULAR BROKERS'.
Extremes proverbially meet, and the
fact is exempifed anew in the love OF
boxing which unites in a sort of fellow
shin the gentlemanly broker and the
professional "Drulser." Many of the
brokers of Wall street and elsewhere III
New York are surprisingly proficient
with the gloves They take lessons from
professors" and from awkward noyices
who put forward their right "duke
as a guard they become dangerous
antagonists who have learned to put
up their left as a guard and to strike
blows with their right which suggest
those of Roman battering- Some of
them used to take lessons in fisticuifs in
their elegant Wall-stre Offices from
broken-nosed and broken-down ex-
members Of the 2l-foot ring at s. les
son, and in time they became as expert
ana dangerous as Chester 5. Lord and
his stan of Sun reporters, who scientih-
cally pommel each other at about 2:30
O'Clock every morning, or just after that
paper has gone to press. Many of the
brokers are members of athletic clubs,
and they use the gloves there 1t is no
longer safe for bully to attack we'll
dressed gentleman, or even what is term
eel a dude on the supposition that he
cannot "use his hands" Some OF the
roughs Of the Sixth Ward have had this
momentous fact clearly demonstrated.
The champion boxer of the Stock Ex-
change is Albert V. De Goicouria. He
is also one of its handsomest men. He
Is a Cuban by birth, but was educated
in New York and is a thorough Ameri-
can in tastes and ideas as well as in q
complete mastery of the language. He
is broad-shouldered, deep-chested, and
in every respect powerfully built, Of
about the medium height and weighs
175 pounds. He has long reach and
strikes a blow which even that redoubt-
able bruiser John l.. Sullivan might
feel called upon to notice. He once
overcame professor Mike Donovan,
the instructor in boxing to the Athletic
Club. Mr.. De Goicouria has an arm
which athletes admire and n plaster
cast of it is displayed at the
Athletic Clubhouse. He married
the youngest daughter of the late
William Wall, once mayor of Will
liamsburg and a millionaire rope-manu-
facturer. He is an uncle, by marriage,
Of Berry Wall, the exquisite king of the
dudes, who, by the way. is a very gen
tlemanly and apparently harmless young
fellow. Young Howell Osborn. son Of
the late millionaire broker, is considered
quite sbilful with the gloves-more so
than in speculation, which he has
abandoned, receiving fortune from his
mother on consideration of so doing.
The number of Stock Exchange men,
hers who are skilful with the boxing
gloves is too large 10 mention many are
members of the New York Athletic Club
and practice nightly.
The champion of the Produce Ex-
change is Herman Oelrichs, Of the
wealthy family Of shipping merchants.
he owns the yacht Hildegarde and is a
member Of the New York Yacht Club.
He Is about forty-fve years OF age, well
knit aud powerfully built, and weighs
300 pounds. His admirers say he strikes
Il blow suggestive Of one from a mules
hind limb. Walter Mum, a son of a
wealthy freight broker, is an opponent
that few on the Produce Exchange can
successfully meet. 5. Morris Pryor, the
stock broker, cousin of General Roger
A. Pryor, who appeared for the An
archists before the United States Su-
preme Court, used to be one of the
best boxers in the Racquet Club,
and made the boys there feel the
might OF his puissant arm full many
a time and oft, but he is getting too
stout now to keep up his former reputa-
ton. James p. Moore, of the CONSOLE
dated Exchange, may perhaps be con-
sdered its champion boxer, though there
are several others who might be dis
posed to dispute that place. He is young
and wealthy, and is associated in oil
speculation with Joseph Craig, the big
operator OF Pittsburgh. Mr.. Moore is a
member of both the New York and
Brooklyn Athletic Clubs. and when he
puts on the gloves and faces an antago-
mist there is a decidedly animated scuf-
he. with Moore invariably forcing the
fighting and doing up his victim in a
manner that would have made John C..
Heenan or Tom Sayres smile. G. j.
Oueckburner, OF the same exchange, is
a heavy-hammer thrower and tug-of-war
man at the rope. He wsighs 225 pounds,
is tall and splendldly proportional, and
is considered the Hercules OF the ex-
change.
The champion athlete OF the Cotton
Exchange is James b. Guest. q broker,
who sometimes sells ten thousand bales
Of cotton in day. He is interested in
all kinds of field sports, is tall, power.
fully built, and can give the boys points
on boxing as we'll as other branches OF
athletic amusements. Young Quinn, OF
The Coffee Exchange, who was murdered
some time ago, was one Of its best
athletes, being especially proficient in
wrestling. he was, however, also a
good boxer Quiet and courteous in
manner, well.knit aud powerful, he
seemed the last one that would fall 9
victim TO the revolver OF little despe.
RADIO who has been known as a criminal
for years. James Blair, of the same
exchange, took lessons in boxing from
Professor Wood, and is now one oil
its best boxers. And the HIST OF boxing
brokers, who take 10 athletic sports as 4